January 1, 2008

A new year has begun and with that comes the traditional new years resolutions. In relation to this I have two different thoughts - one is - why are we obsessed with only beginning new things on the 1st or the beginning of a new month or on a Monday. Like diets only begin on a Monday why on a Wednesday or Saturday? Granted in some places they do write day 1., day 2 ect.
Why do human beings need to procrastinate a few days before changing old habits? I'm no different than other people so when I think about diets or going to the gym more or other things that requires that I get out of my comfort zone I also start out by - stating that I will start on the first of the month or on Monday. I wonder if that shows that we are not really motivated because if we were wouldn't we just start here and now and not then?
Last year when I was thinking of my new resolutions for 2007 I came across on the web a thing about changing habits little by little. Apparently it only takes 3 weeks to change a habit - I'm not convinced that it is true - I mean if you have done it for 30 something year can you then really break it in just 3 week?
I had though about writing down my wishes or new resolutions for this year 2008 - but I still haven't decided what they should be. Cause who wants to fail and not being able to write at the end of the year that they succeeded. Also on one side you have to challenge yourself but also be realistic about your goals. So like a zillion others I want to loose weight - so do I say 12kg cause that is a kg a month or is that to little if it is realistic to loose 500g a week? but if I say 24 kg in a year it might just be a tad to much. Should I write half? or just stick with the 12 so that if it is more then it is fantastic and would I really be happy with only loosing 12?
When I look at the habits I would like to change then I would like to eat more fruit but also go to the gym more. Should I say one piece of fruit a day and what if I don't do it? And the struggle to get to the gym which I have every year... that I want to do really well. I get going and go 2-3 times a week for a few month and then suddenly I'm like - where is the time for me? All I do is going to work and the gym. This is of course not true - but I'm pretty good at convincing my self that it is.
Ok enough of this bla. bla. I will give my self another day to come up with something.